Adam's diary entries, which conveniently fit Twitter's 140 character limit, will be posted exactly 200 years later from when Adam's quill first touched paper. His short journal entries began on August 5, 1809, the day he left Boston for St. Petersburg to serve as ambassador to Russia, and appeared on Twitter exactly 200 years later.

, where there will be longer entries and interactive maps that pinpoint his location each day, using coordinates. So far, Adam's has shown a flair for tweeting. In the nine hours since the first post , Adam's already has 4,800 followers, with the number of followers expected to rise.